The Foreign Language and ESL teacher education and graduate programs are designed to develop leaders in foreign language instruction, research, and education.

Foreign Language and ESL Education offers undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. Many of the degree offerings are tailored to the individual and interdisciplinary in nature, with a strong emphasis on education and foreign language mastery. Students in the program choose a focus in a variety of languages.

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The Foreign Language and ESL Education Ph.D. program is designed for individuals with demonstrated success in language teaching. It combines the expertise of program faculty with resources from many areas of the college and university: teacher education, second language teaching and learning, assessment, educational linguistics, technology integration in education, and second language literacy. Students are encouraged to choose a related area within education to enhance their knowledge of both national and international educational systems.

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The M.A.T. in Foreign and Second Language Education prepares candidates to be effective and engaging teachers in K-12 public and private settings.

The M.A.T. program in Foreign and Second Language Education is designed for superior liberal arts graduates who have had few or no professional education courses. Successful completion of the program leads to elementary and/or secondary teacher licensure. The program has focus areas in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, and Russian.

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The M.A. in Foreign Language and ESL Education allows students to design a program of study with a specific area of focus. The M.A. program provides in-depth preparation in theoretical and practical aspects of language learning and teaching.